AIM‑7E 'Sparrow'
missile pitched up
during launch and punctured the plane's fuel tank

Martin-Baker

Mr.
Samuel M. "Pete" Purvis

Mr.
William G. "Tank" Sherman

Martin-Baker

2nd January 1975

USN

F-14A Tomcat

158982 NK107

VF-1
WolfpackUSS Enterprise
CV-65

Crashed
into the South China Sea off the Philippines.

Martin-Baker

Lt.
Cdr. R. "Bluto" McFillenlater served as CO of VF-74

Lt.
Cdr. G. S. Giles

Martin-Baker

The loss
of the first operational F-14

14th January 1975

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159001 NK112

VF-1
WolfpackUSS Enterprise
CV-65

Martin-Baker

Lt.
Cdr. D. G. Bjerke

Lt.
G. W. Kowlok

Martin-Baker

5th August 1975

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159007 AB100Camelot 100

VF-14TophattersUSS John F. KennedyCVN-67

Went into the water after catapult
failure.

Martin-Baker

Cdr.
C. L. Lavinderejected

Lt.
B. J. Recameejected

Martin-Baker

29th October 1975

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159590 NJ453

VF-124

Martin-Baker

Lt.
Gastrell

Lt.JG Buckley

Martin-Baker

5th March 1976

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159826

NATC

Martin-Baker

Cdr.
D. D. Smith

Lt.
Cdr. P. G. Angelina

Martin-Baker

23rd March 1976

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159461

VF-124

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG S. C. Sabin

Lt.
Cdr. C. F. Irvin

Martin-Baker

4th May 1976

USN

F-14A Tomcat

???

Martin-Baker

Lt.
N. L. Arden

Lt.
B. W. Buckley

Martin-Baker

21st June 1976

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159838NJ426

VF-124NAS Miramar

Hit ground practicing "touch and
goes" at Miramar. Believed did belly up landingUnsuccessful ejection by who ??

PilotLCDR Gareth L. "Garth" Anderson killed

RIOLT Paul J. "PD" Donaldsonkilled

Martin-Baker

I was at the hanger when the first
accident happened at VF-124 in Miramar June 21 1976. They were
practicing touch and goes. A spoiler pop up and flipped them.
They punched right into the ground. There was NO engine
explosion. That statement is False.[entry corrected in view of this Feedback] Same thing happened to the second one June 23. It was very strange these
aircraft were 424 and 425. If my memory serves me. Also in the
VF-142 incident Feb 5 1979 with Lt. White,
Rex Douglas NFO was killed. They had an engine go wild fire when
taxing to park the aircraft. It was said that Rex was starting
to stand up and was undoing his restraints a BIG no no. Also,
Rex was the best officer I ever knew and I repaired aircraft and
worked in the Ready Room.

Suffered inflight engine
explosion near Miramar.
Believed did belly up landingUnsuccessful ejection by who ??

Pilot
LTJG Harry R. "Randy" Wilt killed

RIO
LT Raimund (Ralmund?) W. "Ray" Chivers killed

Martin-Baker

14th September 1976

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159588AB221

VF-32

Had runaway throttle,
inadvertently taxied off the deck into North Sea off Scotland

Martin-Baker

Studio) After 3 unsuccessful attempts, F-14 fighter
plane lost in Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland by United
States Navy in September is brought to surface. REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

(Scotland) Report on salvage operation by Navy. Also
in area with United States ships are West German
commercial ships and USSR naval observers. Secret
Phoenix missile recovered. Navy salvage ship is "USS
Shakori." ["Shakori"captain Lieutenant Commander David
SARGENT - comments on appearance of wreck.] Other
details of salvage noted. REPORTER: John Laurence

This loss was something of a blow to the US, as the
US Navy had been careful not to compromise the Tomcat's
secrets. On 14 September 1976, a Phoenix-armed F-14A had
rolled off the deck of the US Navy carrier JOHN F.
KENNEDY in the North Sea, with the crew ejecting safely.
Of course a Red Navy cruiser had been shadowing the
American carrier group and presumably the Soviet sailors
didn't fail to notice the bungle, and so the Navy
performed an expensive eight-week deep-water recovery
effort to retrieve the fighter. It is unclear if it ever
returned to service after recovery, though it seems a
bit unlikely.

Lt. J. L. Kosich

Lt. (jg) L. E. Seymour

Martin-Baker

19th December 1976

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159464NK213

VF-2Bounty
HuntersUSS Enterprise
CV-65

Crash
landed on deck and went into the South China Sea

pic

pic

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. J. B. Yakeley

Lt.JG D. J. Law

Martin-Baker

22nd February 1977

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

158619619

NATC

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. O. Ellis

Martin-Baker

28th March
1977

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159443AE-113

VF-143USS America

Martin-Baker

Pilot Lt. Greg A.
“Magic” Quist
ejected

Lt. Gene A. Stevens
ejected

Martin-Baker

19th April 1977

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159842NJ-432

VF-124

practicing
air-to- air gunnery

Martin-Baker

Lt. G. A. Barrett

ENS Neal F. Carlock[Is this
“Cookies” Carlock who died in 1982
VF-101 ejection]

Martin-Baker

29th April 1977
also seen as 30th

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

M. A. Peinemann

Martin-Baker

Is this
the same M. Peinemann who flew with D. Brent who flew a VF-161 F-4B
destroyed a MiG-17 on 21st September 1967 ?

Collided with EA-6B 158809 on
approach to carrier in Aegean Sea, Greece

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. J. A.
Cook

Lt. Lars E. Stampe
Jr.1st Ejection[see also 6th March 1980]

Martin-Baker

20th March 1978

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159012AB102

VF-14USS John F. KennedyCV-67

Crashed off the coast of
Florida

Martin-Baker

Lt. S. B. Edensejected

Lt.JG T. A. Cavanaughejected

Martin-Baker

21st March 1978

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160412NH210

VF-101NAS Oceana, Va. USA

Engine Fire

Cdr. Ed K. “Hunyack” Andrewskilled

[see also 3rd December 1983 - ejected
from A-7E]

ENS Craig A Tribbey “Tribbs”killed

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

I was a Navy F-14 pilot in the
'70's. I would like to submit the following feedback.

I was just finishing my F-14 pilot
training in VF-101 in Spring '78. Regards the 21 Mar 78 VF-101
ejection, the RIO was Craig Tribbey, a student RIO in the RAG.
They had an onboard fire caused by overheating of the cooling
fluid of the AWG-9 radar. If I remember correctly, Hunyack (the
pilot) ejected them but Craig's seat didn't go as it was
surmised that the fire had burned through the gas lines on the
seat that initiate the sequence. I only hope that Craig was
unconscious as the aircraft went into the sea from altitude. He
was a good friend of mine, as we were both from SoCal. Craig was
from Van Nuys.

Regards the 5
Oct '78 ejection, the pilot was Larry Kraker, whom I later met
when we both were flying for Delta Air Lines. I think his
squadron was either VF-142 or VF-143, not VF-14.

Regards the 5
December '79 ejection off NAS Roosevelt Roads; I was part of
that detachment. The Squadron was VF-32. Rusty and his wife
Sookie were good friends of ours and "goose" Dave Lortscher was
one of the most pleasant RIOs I ever flew with: extremely
competent and had a great sense of humor. When I joined VF-32 in
May '78, I heard that goose was already an ejection seat "ace",
ie he had already ejected 5 times. Don't know if true but I
always felt when flying with him that it couldn't happen a sixth
time.

I miss them all.

Thanks.

Walt "Kraut" Siegmund

25th March 1978

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159851NH210

VF-213The Black LionsUSS Kitty HawkCV-63

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG J. W. Lane

Lt. Cdr. J. N. Punches

Martin-Baker

27th
March 1978

USN

F-14A Tomcat

158995NK-106

VF-1
WolfpackNAS Miramar,San Diego Fighter Town USATop Gun

Aircraft
struck a truck on 1-15 interstate highway on approach at NAS
Miramar.

Martin-Baker

Pilot Lt. (jg) Brian D.
Shawlow level ejectionserious injures

RIO Lt. (jg) Walter T.
"Ski" Laskowskilow level ejectionKIA

Martin-Baker

On the same day a Navy S-3A Viking crashed into the
Pacific Ocean six miles west of North Island, and a Miramar based A-4
Skyhawk crashed into the sea west of San Diego, near San Clemente

FEEDBACK

I was a member of the squadron when the
mishap occurred. Walt initiated the ejection from the rear seat but the
aircraft was rolling to the right and unfortunately he was out of the
envelope when he departed the plane. He did not survive. Brian Shaw
spent months in rehabilitation but never flew again.in email 13th April 2006

Attached to the APTU at NAS Miramar VF-21), I was a
member of the emergency medical response 2-member team and first
responder at the crash site. Both aviators were initially unresponsive,
and life-saving procedures for Lt.(jg) Laskowski were unsuccessful;
Lt.(jg) Shaw survived, despite critical injuries. This was a deck-level
ejection, but both flyers achieved full chute-line extension and full
separation from their Martin-Baker seats (AND their helmets). For more
information about injuries sustained and seat performance

FEEDBACK

I found myself on
your website when I was looking for old newspaper articles about the
F-14 crash on March 27, 1978 just short of the Miramar runway. I
was of course sorry to hear about the death and serious injuries of
the aircrafts crewmen.

Interesting notes
for your website - the F-14 did hit a truck carrying two occupants,
Jim Rodr and my father Kai Musurlian (former Navy man served on the
USS Ajax) who were not too seriously injured. They were however
almost killed by the ammunition which was firing off as it was
spilled all over the freeway and by the Corpsman who loaded them
onto an ambulance only to have the back doors fly open during
transport and the empty gurney flying out of the rear of the
ambulance.

Erik Musurlianin email 29th May 2014

15th June
1978

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160653NJ-443

VF-124USS Constellation

Crashed
into the Pacific off San Clemente Island, CA. USA

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

15th July
1978

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159622NG-107

VF-211USS ConstellationCV-64

Crashed
into the sea

Martin-Baker

LCDR William Charles Matthews"Shadow"killed

??killed

Martin-Baker

18th August
1978

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159016AB-???

VF-32USS John F. Kennedy

Nose wheel
collapsed on landing

25th August 1978

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159632NG102

VF-211

Crashed
into the Pacific Ocean 200 miles off the coast of California, USA

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG W.E.Hafner

Lt. P.G.Boughton

Martin-Baker

13-Sep-78

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160659NJ-???

VF-124USS Ranger

Aircraft
did loop over carrier after crew ejected. Crashed intoi the Pacific
Ocean

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. M. A. “Tag”
Ostertag

Lt. T. E. “Spike”
Prendergast

Martin-Baker

5th October 1978

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159430AC106

VF-142 or VF-143USS Eisenhower
CVN-69

Crashed on approach

Martin-Baker

Lt. D. N. Bostich
[Bostitch?]

Lt. Larry L. Kraker

Martin-Baker

26-Nov-78

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159636NG112

VF-211

Crashed into the Pacific 100
miles west of Pusan, South Korea

Martin-Baker

Cdr. D. E.Cowles

Lt. G. J.Farrell

Martin-Baker

5th February 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159440??

VF-142 USS Eisenhower
CVN-69

Collided on deck with an S-3
in eastern Mediterraenean

Martin-Baker

LT J. W. Whiteejected

LT
Rex R. “Squeeze” Douglaskilled

Martin-Baker

Also in the VF-142 incident
Feb 5 1979 with Lt. White,
Rex Douglas NFO was killed. They had an engine go wild fire when
taxing to park the aircraft. It was said that Rex was starting
to stand up and was undoing his restraints a BIG no no. Also,
Rex was the best officer I ever knew and I repaired aircraft and
worked in the Ready Room.

19th March 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159849NH-105

VF-114AardvarksCVW-11USS America

Crashed Atlantic

Martin-Baker

LT C. W. Chuck “Sneakers” Nesbyejected

Lt. Cdr. H. Jim Bedingerejected

Martin-Baker

". . .
"runaway throttles on flight deck" due to inadvertent maintenance
mach lever test being run by computer with no cockpit indications.
Fix was a "paddle switch mod" disconnect and positive manual
initiation of test being selected on the Master Test selector
panel."
"Sneakers"

21st May 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159456

VF-143

Martin-Baker

Cdr. G. L Moore

Lt. Cdr. J. C. Trevathan[Trevathon?]

Martin-Baker

8th September 1979

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160672NL-203

VF-111USS Kitty Hawk

Crashed near Cubi Point,
Philippines during a launch for a night carrier qualifications as
the ship steamed in the South China Sea

Martin-Baker

LT(JG)
Richard W. Cummingsejected

LT Lloyd
Vermillion Abel ejected

Martin-Baker

Both crew
recovered by a SAR helo

FEEDBACK

There are conflicting crew
details from several sources. All agree that LTJG Cummings ejected. D.
Abel is given as the other crew member. Can anyone confirm the details?

About the F-14 accident on 8 September 1979. Richard Cummings is the
correct name. The RIO was LLoyd V. Abel. His middle name is
Vermillion.

10th September 1979

USN

F-14
Tomcat

????

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. C. C. Farris

Lt. D. W. Williams

Martin-Baker

12th October 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160890NJ402

VF-124

Crashed into the Pacific 150
miles off San Diego, CA USA

Martin-Baker

ENS T. F. Streeter

Lt. Jess P. “Mumbles”
Parnell

Martin-Baker

3rd
November 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160383AJ-102

VF-41USS Nimitz

Crashed in
light fog, in the morning, the Western Mediterranean near south west
Spain during ACM

Martin-Baker

CDR
David "Viking" FormoMissing presumed killed

CDR
Nicholas "Nick" Delello34 missing presumed killed

Martin-Baker

Wednesday 28th
November 1979

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

Crashed off the coast of Baja California during a routine
training mission.

Collided in mid-air off the coast of Puerto Rico. Landed
back At Roosevelt Roads

Martin-Baker

LCDR
William V. Cross

LTJG
Robert A. Tylicki

Martin-Baker

03-Mar-80

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160916NJ465

VF-124NAS Miramar, CA USA

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG
Bruce W. Clingan1st Ejection[see also 13th August
1986]

Lt. Cdr. J. Kumpan

Martin-Baker

6th
March 1980

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159601AG214

VF-142USS Eisenhower
CVN-69

Lost on approach

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG T. W. Trotter

Lt.
Cdr. Lars E. Stampe2nd Ejection[see also 10th November 1977]

Martin-Baker

1st April 1980

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160388AJ105

VF-41USS Nimitz

Crashed into the Indian Ocean
on approach

Martin-Baker

Lt.(jg) M. Chabal

Lt.(jg) W. Skip
“Zobes” Zobel

Martin-Baker

3rd May 1980

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160380AJ 207

VF-84USS Nimitz

Crashed on
take off into the Arabian Sea off Iran

Martin-Baker

Lt. John A. "Jack" "Squirt" Watson
Jrkilled

Ens. John H. "Yogi" Grahamkilled

Martin-Baker

I was
reading about F-14 ejections at your site and found 2 blanks
for you to fill in:

3rd May
1980 - F-14a:First you have it listed as AJ-213 when it was in fact
AJ-207.

The Pilot was Lt. John A. "Jack" Watson Jr.The RIO was Ens. John Graham

Ensign
Graham was brand new to the squadron and I never got to know
him. Lt. Jack Watson was my division officer (Line) and he
was finest officer I have ever known.

Thank you
for the great website,"Sincerely,James Force
Gillette, NJ

13-Sep-80

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

159605AG-???

VF-143USS Eisenhower

Entered flat spin during ACM
with A-7E and crashed into the sea near the carrier

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG C. W. Hallford

Lt.JG Steve C.
"Snotty" Schlientz

Martin-Baker

24th April 1981

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

161157AD-???

VF-101NAS Oceana

Crashed during take off

Martin-Baker

Student pilotLt. R. T. “Ram”
Phillips

Lt. Cdr. R. L. “Bobo”
Kimmelcommand
ejected both crew

Martin-Baker

ejected them through fireball; neither were wearing gloves and suffered burns on hands

Bo-bo Kimmel and I were in F-14A TOMCAT
BuNo 161157 on April 24th, 1981 when the right engine compressor
stalled and we had to jump out as we had already reached no-flap
flying speed. I was in the front seat and Bobo pulled the lower
seat handle just prior to us impacting the Precision Approach
Radar shack. I could tell a lot more of the story but am at work
and need to get cracking on some other things. Let me know if
you would like more. "Rammer" Phillips

26th May
1981

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

160385AJ-107

VF-41USS Nimitz

Destroyed
when EA-6B crashed into them on board carrier, location just off
Charleston SC USA

Martin-Baker

no crew aboard

Martin-Baker

26th May 1981

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

161138AJ-221

VF-84USS Nimitz

Martin-Baker

no crew
aboard

Martin-Baker

29th May 1981

NASA

Grumman X14-B

N704NA

NASA

Lost NAS Moffett Field, CA USA

?????

27-Jun-81

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160674NL204

VF-111USS Kitty Hawk

Crashed into the Indian Ocean

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. D. McCort

Lt. D. Pittman

Martin-Baker

6th July 1981

Grumman

F-14A
Tomcat

161278

Grumman

Crashed into the Atlantic
Ocean during pre-delivery test flight 12 miles off Shinnecock, L.I.

Martin-Baker

Test
Pilot Chuck. SewellSetauket, L.Iejected

Mr. Paul MeranaRiverhead, L.I.ejected

Martin-Baker

Recovered by a Grumman helicopter

7th September 1981

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160677NL106

VF-51USS Kitty Hawk

Lost over the side of the
carrier whn an A-7E collided with it during landing

Martin-Baker

Lt. W. R. Mnichejected[see also
20th
March 1987]

LT. Charles E. Nangleejected

Martin-Baker

FEEDBACK

"I'd like to add a pertinent
fact to one of the listed ejections on your site, that of an F-14 (Bu.#
160677) from VF-51, while embarked aboard USS Kitty Hawk on 7 September,
1981.While the pilot and RIO did, indeed, eject safely from the aircraft,
another squadron member, AE2 Garrell Powers was killed by debris,
blown by the exhaust. It is an incident which, if I live to be 150 years
old, I will never forget . . ."

M. V. Dicksonin email 21st February 2008Also,

I was a Lt., Not a LTC when I ejected in the 7 Sept, 1981 accident aboard Kitty Hawk.

uncontrollable flat spin while practicing
air combat maneuvers, 40 miles east of Yuma

Martin-Baker

Lt. G. B. Holthus

Lt.JG L. P.Gmoch

Martin-Baker

17th March 1983

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

161436AG210

VF-142

suffered a hydraulic failure,
caught fire and crashed at sea, while the ship completed Type Training
Phase III off Puerto Rico. Rescue crews recovered both men with minor
injuries during the mid watch.

Martin-Baker

CDR John M. "Snake" Sumnick,
squadron COejected

LT(JG)
Christopher U. "Brownie" Browneejected

Martin-Baker

17th March 1983

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161431AG205Dakota 205

VF-143

During the same
exercise two more Tomcats, collided. An SH-3D from HS-5 recovered Welch
and Thiel, but Pritchard and Hummel perished during ejection.

Martin-Baker

LT William G. “Juma”
Welch” ejected

LT(JG) Wolfgang E. “Wolf”
Thielejected

Martin-Baker

17th March 1983

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161439AG107Taproom 107

VF-142

Martin-Baker

LCDR
Kenneth W. "KP" Pritchardejecteddid not survive

ENS Daniel
P. "Doll" Hummelejecteddid not survive

Martin-Baker

Details of 17th March 1983
Amended 13th November 2007 thanks to feedback on
www.airwarriors.com

". .
. . No apparent attempt to eject, flew into the sea at approx. 300 k. Was a
Parachute Rigger, personally observed a fight between Maint Officer and
aircrew member who stated a/c should not have been allowed to return to
ship just offshore at night with BOTH altimeters inoperative...Thank You
for helping to honor these 2 men Lowell H Turnerin email 12th March 2013

08-Aug-83

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161423AG101

VF-142

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG R. "Rustry"
[Rusty?] Dewar

Cdr.
J. Luthman

Martin-Baker

30th August 1983

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161420AD174

VF-101
USS John F. Kennedy

Martin-Baker

Lt. Gary S. "Dobber" Dobson

Lt. Cdr. G. A. Donato

Martin-Baker

30th August 1983

USN

F-14
Tomcat

160400AD163

VF-101
USS John F. Kennedy

Killed in a F-14 Tomcat mid-air collision
in gunnery pattern during combat training, off
the Virginia Coast

You are missing an F-14A crash from VF-33 on 18 June,
1987. Pilot LT Bill “Hawkeye” Davidson and RIO LT Matt “Hank”
Colombo were killed in Dare County while practicing for an F-14
airshow. They ejected out of the envelope, just before the plane hit
the ground. Matt was my roommate.

Brian G. Gawnein email 11th October 2012

15-Jul-87

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt.
J. A. "Jaws" Winnefield

Lt. J. R. Wood

Martin-Baker

12-Aug-87

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Student pilot Lt.JG
George A. "Mongo" Scheel

Lt. Mark
M. “Hawgman” Hodge instructor
RIO

Martin-Baker

17-Aug-87

USN

F-14
Tomcat

162605NJ471
or162593NJ455

VF-124

pic

Martin-Baker

Lt. Mike "Nasty" ManazirCo of VF-31

Lt. S. Richardson

Martin-Baker

20-Sep-87

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161153NL213

VF-111

Martin-Baker

Lt.
M. D.Conn

Lt. J. G. Speer

Martin-Baker

25-Mar-88

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159441AC203

VF-32

Martin-Baker

Lt.
E. P. Lampela

Lt.
N. A. Filippone

Martin-Baker

08-Sep-88

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. M. A. Bruder

Lt. J. A. Abrams

Martin-Baker

12th September 1988

USN

Grumman F-14A
Tomcat

BuNo and Squadron need confirming

Crash was due to hydraulic failure
inverted into a hangar at Gillespie Field

Navy F-14
jet fighter crashed in a barren area of northwestern Nevada Thursday
after its two crewmen ejected safely, the Navy said. It was the 100th
crash of an F-14, the third in 11 days. The $40-million jet was
demolished when it crashed in the desert 50 miles northeast of here
during a routine training mission, said Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Bob
Pritchard. The pilot and radar-interceptor officer, whose names were
withheld, escaped injury after parachuting from the cockpit, Pritchard
said.

26-Sep-88

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161144NL211

VF-111

Lt. M. S. Helwig

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. R. C. Sweeney

Martin-Baker

16-Dec-88

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159865NJ422
or160888NJ435

VF-124

Lt. J. F. Campbell

Martin-Baker

Lt.JG D. A. Guerrieri

Martin-Baker

A Navy
F-14 Tomcat jet fighter landing at Alameda Naval Station crashed into
another F-14 on a runway, veering off into the Oakland Estuary and 12
feet of water. The pilot and his radar officer were rescued from the
water apparently unhurt. The crewmen, along with the two from the plane
that was rear-ended, were examined at the air station clinic and
released. Their names were not released.

Friday 27th January 1989
15:00

USN

F-14
Tomcat

On a training mission from San
Diego to New Orleans. Crashed 6 miles west of Arizona City

Martin-Baker

Lt. Thomas L. Gibson,
"Torch"
27
Atlanta
killed

LT Richard E. Dempsey Jr. “Chemo
29
Clearwater, Flakilled

Martin-Baker

18th April 1989
also seen as 18th April 1996 ??

USN

Grumman F-14A
Tomcat

162706
AD-160

VF-101

during a Key West det.

Martin-Baker

LTJG Cooper
ejected safely

LCDR C. Cinnamon
ejected safely

Martin-Baker

24th July 1989

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161602
NL 106

VF‑51

Compressor stall. Crashed into Pacific 6
Miles off San Clemente Island, CA

Martin-Baker

Lt. D. E. Crisp

Lt. S. L. Molter

Martin-Baker

Wednesday 3rd August 1989
18:00
evening

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Miramar Naval Air Station

USS
Carl Vinson

Routine exercise from the carrier Carl Vinson.
"Attempting an emergency landing at North Island Naval Air Station. Crashed into the sea
more than 2 miles off Point Loma

Martin-Baker

LTC. A.Cox
ejected
Picked up by search and rescue helicopter

Lt. T. L. McCormick
ejected
Picked up by search and rescue helicopter

Martin-Baker

6th October 1989

USN

F-14
Tomcat

162690AC200

VF-32

Drifted right in close with no VDI on first
fleet flyaboard; right wing hit JBD on CAT 2 and lost approx 6 feet of
wing, Boss ordered ejection

Martin-Baker

Lt. R. C. “Street” Walker
ejected

Lt. Robert "Bob" S. "Rip" Schraeder
ejected

Martin-Baker

14-Nov-89

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161286AD155

VF-101

Martin-Baker

Lt. D. J. Williams

Lt.JG J. T. Burns

Martin-Baker

05-Jun-90

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. R. C. Dale

Lt. Cdr. M. T. Francis

Martin-Baker

17-May-90

USN

F-14
Tomcat

161298NH100

VF-114

Martin-Baker

Lt. S. A. Winfrey

Lt. S. B. Bongart

Martin-Baker

17th December 1990

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

???

assigned to "Tomcatters"
VF-31
CVW-6
(Airwing 6)
USS Forrestal

Ejection was onboard carrier
, off CAT 4 on port side.

Martin-Baker

LT Jim M."Max"
Qualls
ejected [suffered severe sprain to
both ankles and several large scrapes to shoulder and elbow upon landing
on flight deck]

LT Mike J."Mouth"
Mealy
ejected
initiated ejection with his lower
handle
[walked away uninjured after his parachute caught on an antenna on the
island. He released his koch fittings as was "caught" by several deck
sailors]

January 22, 1992, Brother Lt.
Scott "Harv" Waldinger '86 was
navigating a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat
fighter during a night-flight training
exercise in a mountainous area of Nevada
when his plane experienced "catastrophic
hydraulic failure" and crashed. The
pilot of the jet was also killed. It is
believed that the plane malfunctioned at
an altitude that was too low for
ejection. Lt. Waldinger flew 43 combat
missions as an electronic systems
officer aboard a U.S. Navy jet fighter
during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Brother Waldinger grew up in Dearborn,
Michigan and graduated from Dearborn
High School. He earned an Engineering
degree from the University of Michigan
(U of M) in 1986. During his years at U
of M, Brother Waldinger was a very
active member of Michigan Alpha. He was
an outstanding intramural athlete as
well as one of the most well-respected
and popular members of the fraternity.
Nearly all of his pledge brothers
attended his memorial service.

In coelo quies est Brother
Waldinger.

LT Neil Jones “Eddie”

21st February 1992

USN

F-14
Tomcat

159463AC115

VF-14
Miramar Naval Air Station, California

Routine flight when engine caught fire over
the Virginia seacoast the flames burned through the plane's flight
controls.

Martin-Baker

Lt. Jim W. Nolan
ejected over water

Lt. B. Merrill
ejected over water

Martin-Baker

16th October 1992

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159606
ND 212

VF‑302
Stallions

Engine
failure. Crashed near NAS Key West, FL, USA,

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. John Kesterson
ejected

Lt. Cdr. Glen R. Mickle
ejected

Martin-Baker

I was the pilot of an F-14 that had a catastophic engine failure resulting in
extreme internal aircraft damage and fire leading to the aircraft departing
controlled flight. The departure was completely incapacitating to both myself
and the RIO inhibiting our attempts to initiate ejection. I was able to get a
hold of the lower ejection handle and we both survived.

John Kesterson
in email 17th February 2009

15th December 1992

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. Burns

Lt. G. S. Hilliard

Martin-Baker

VF-201 F-14A
162708 (MODEX AF101)
A/C entered a spin while in an ACM hop against NAS Dallas A-4M
adversary. RIO failed to eject and was killed

Steve was in VF-102 with me and I remember
hearing he ejected in a reserve Tomcat and his RIO didn't survive.
Our Tomcat memorial list only has a single RIO (LCDR
James "Jim Bob" Segars from VF-201) dying in the Dec 1992
mishap so he may be RIO for your list entry of LCDR Summers as
ejecting. Note: the only single fatality in 1993 is listed as
LCDR Thomas "Boog" Powell from
VF-124. I thought Steve ended up in a Miramar reserve
squadron so maybe your date is correct, but you're missing the RIO.

24th
December 1992

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

162708
AF 101
cn 554

VF-201Hunters

Crashed 30 miles
south of Dallas, Texas during ACM with an A-4 Skyhawk

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. J. A. Summers
ejected safely

LCDR James Robert “Jim Bob”
Segars
killed

Martin-Baker

FEEDBACK

The RIO killed in the Dec 1992 mishap
was in fact LCdr Jim Bob Segars…former Marine F-4 RIO who
transferred over to the Navy because they had a shortage of RIOs
with aircraft carrier experience. I loved flying off the boat, the
allure of the F-14 radar, and the excellent rear cockpit visibility
but decided to stay with the Marines and F-4. I was one of JB’s pall
bearers . . .

I’d sure appreciate it if you add his
name to your matrix!

Bill Bowers
LtCol USMCR, ret
in email 1st October 2012

18-Jan-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. JG T. J. Hooper

Lt. Cdr. Keith “Midol” Menz

Martin-Baker

25-Jan-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. C. R. Dickerson

Lt. P. Hooper

Martin-Baker

15th March 1993

USN

F-14B
Tomcat

Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101), took
off from NAS Ocean

Crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles east
of Nags Head,
N.C

Martin-Baker

LT William E. Daisley
"Aquaman"
27
Port
Allegany, Pa

LCDR Fred D. Dillingham
"Zippo"
43
Virginia Beach,
Va.

Martin-Baker

13-Apr-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. Jacober

Lt. JG R. Gourley

Martin-Baker

29-Apr-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. §.Alexander

Lt. K. Henderson

Martin-Baker

4th June 1993

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

158981
ND 201

VF‑302
Stallions

Crashed
in an inverted deep stall into the Pacific Ocean 125 miles south west of San Diego, CA. USA

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. S. M. Dunwoody
ejected

RIOLt T. A. “Boog” Powell
ejected
missing body never found[LT Powell had ejected from
an F-14 on 12th June 1986]

Martin-Baker

20th July 1993

USN

F-14
Tomcat

???
111

VF-213
USS Abraham Lincoln
CVN-72

Crashed during landing on the flight deck,
eastern Indian Ocean.
Skidded

Martin-Baker

Lt. Matthew T. Claar
"Planet"
killed

Lt. Dean A. Fuller
minor injuries

Martin-Baker

13-Sep-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. T. M. Schrantz

Martin-Baker

18-Nov-93

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. C. Daus

Lt. K. D. Martin

Martin-Baker

12th February 199416:30hrs

USN

F-14B Tomcat

162914/207/AA

VF-103"Sluggers"
USS Saratoga

Collided in mid-air with an F/A/-18C Hornet 4 miles southeast of Brindisi, Italy

Martin-Baker

Cdr. Stanley L. Saunders[Sandy "Critter" Saunders]ejected

(Note Saunders had another ejection
due to hydraulic failure - see also
8th December 1981)

Lt. Cdr. Mike W. "Ully" Ullrichejected

Martin-Baker

22-Feb-94

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. W. Strobel

Lt. R. H. Lucas

Martin-Baker

11-Jul-94

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. Cdr. D. Jennings

Lt. R. Arnold

Martin-Baker

26-Aug-94

USN

F-14
Tomcat

Martin-Baker

Lt. J. Daus

Lt. K. Martin

Martin-Baker

Wednesday 14th September 1994
10:15

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

Collision at night over the Atlantic Ocean landed
safely at the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

Wednesday 14th September 1994
10:15

USN

F-14A
Tomcat

Collision at night over the Atlantic Ocean crashed
at sea about 40 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras

crashed 55 miles from the carrier 800
miles west of Guam
into Pacific nr Philippines

Martin-Baker

LCDR Neil “Waylon”
Jennings
ejected - burns to upper body

LT Timothy “Buga”
Gusewelle
ejected - burns to upper body

Martin-Baker

FEEDBACK

"At approximately 500 feet and 1.1 mach our
Tomcat suddenly disintegrated beneath us. Buga’s cockpit was on
fire, and he made the decision to get us out. The plane had
exploded into two large pieces and a million smaller ones, and
Buga ejected us out of the cockpit section, which was all that
remained of the front half of the jet. As my parachute opened I
looked to my right and saw burning wreckage spiralling down
towards the water. I couldn’t tell the top of the jet from the
bottom as Lion 112 was completely engulfed in flames. The only
thing I could discern was that the big piece was part of a
fuselage with two wings poking out of the middle of a large
fireball. During the investigation the Mishap Board informed us
that the mostly likely cause of the crash was an engine oil sump
tank failure followed by catastrophic failure of an engine. My
personal opinion to this day is that nobody knew what really
caused the jet to detonate. In the immortal words of Gus Grisom,
“It just blew,” and by the grace of God we survived."

Neil Jennings,
CDR, USN (ret)
in email 8th September 2009

29th January 1996
10:50 EST

USN

F-14A Tomcat

162599
NH101

VF-213

Crashed into a residential-commercial neighborhood
shortly after take-of, Nashville, Tennessee. Three civilian fatalities

During a CompTuEx (Competitive Training Unit ) - training
mission. A burn through of the afterburner lining caused burn through of
flight control rods. Crashed in the Pacific about 120 miles off the
Southern California coast

Martin-Baker

LT
Terrence L. Clark
"Bluto"
killed

Cdr.
Lewis Scott Lamoreaux
"Scooter"
killed

Martin-Baker

Thursday 22nd February 1996
14:30h

USN

F-14A Tomcat

159867
NG205

VF-24
USS Nimitz

Engine fire resulting from engine failure.
Crashed
during flight operations
in the northern Persian Gulf . 30 miles from
the carrier

Martin-Baker

Pilot ejected
minor injuries

RIO ejected
minor injuries

Martin-Baker

rescued by the ship's helicopter

17th April
1996
11:30h
also seen as 18th

USN

F-14B Tomcat

161444
AD-201

VF-101NAS Oceana, Virginia

Crashed and exploded in woods just short of the runway
whilst attempting to land at NAS Oceana, Virginia

Martin-Baker

Pilot ejected safely

RIO ejected safely

Martin-Baker

18th May
1996

USN

F-14A Tomcat

161282
NF101

VF-154

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

12th August 1997

F-14B Tomcat

VF-143

19th August 1997

USN

F-14

Fighter Squadron 143

USS
John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

Accidentally ejected from his aircraft during a landing
aboard the aircraft carrier

Pilot
inadverent ejection
recovered from water astern of the carrier by a helicopter from
Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 5 based at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

RIO
OK
minor injuries
Rescued from the aircraft that was on deck with engines still running

31st August
1997

USN

F-14A Tomcat

161618

VF-154

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

?? September 1997

USN

F-14A Tomcat

162598
NG101

VF-211
NAS Fort Worth

Made emergency landing. Damaged beyond repair

Martin-Baker

Ground
egress

Ground
egress

Martin-Baker

2nd October 1997
16:00 EST

USN

F-14 Tomcat

161425
AD-105

Fighter Squadron 101
VF-101 from Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana
in Virginia Beach

Lamded back on carrier
after collision with F-14B 161427
[was this after midnight - see dates given]

30th July 1998

USN

F‑14B Tomcat

161427
AA 106

VF‑103USS Dwight D Eisenhower

3 F-14's were conducting fighter crew
training when 2 of them collided. Crashed
on its way to Antalya for emergency landing into Mediterranean off
Turkey after collision with F‑14B 162913 which landed safely on Ike

Pilot

Martin-Baker

LCDR Ronald Lee "Rhino" Wise36
was hit by the aircraft during
the ejection and did not survive

Two American F-14 jet fighters from the aircraft carrier Dwight D.
Eisenhower collided over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and an aviator
was killed, the Navy said. One of the planes crashed into the sea. Its
two crew members ejected, but one was killed, the Navy said. The second
flier suffered "a serious injury to his leg," according to a statement
released in Washington. The two crew members from the second aircraft
apparently were unhurt and they returned safely to the deck of the
carrier.

Lt. Cmdr. Ronald
Lee ``Rhino'' Wise Jr., 36, was killed while ejecting from his Tomcat
July 30th in the Med. 3 F-14's were conducting fighter crew training
when 2 of them collided. The other Tomcat made it safely back to the
Eisenhower with minor damage. The RIO Lt. Richard Kane, 27, sustained a
broken leg. They were heading for Antalya, Turkey when they decided to
eject.

Lt. Cmdr. Wise was a former Intruder
driver and was the last aviator to fly the A-6 at Oceana. It was his
first tour with VF-103. He was married and a father of three.

Here's the
correct info for the 30 July 1998 accident.

Pilot LCDR Ronald L. "Rhino" Wise was hit by the aircraft during the
ejection and did not survive.

RIO LT R "Fat Ron" Kane survived the ejection but was severely injured;
compound leg fracture. He was rescued by CVW helo then MEDEVAC ashore
to treat his life threatening injuries. He recovered and returned to
the squadron just before the end of the deployment and flew again.

Thanks again for compiling this information as a lot of people lost
their lives or were seriously injured while flying the "Big Fighter" and
best looking Fighter ever made!

Craig "Tootsie" Roll

8th August 1998

USN

F‑14B Tomcat

160407
AC 105

VF‑32

Crashed into Atlantic 62 M NW of Virgin Islands

Martin-Baker

Pilot ejected

RIO ejected

Martin-Baker

1999

USN

F-14A Tomcat

(modex/ Bu # unk)

VF-154
"Blackknight's" (BRK) CVW-5,

USS Kitty Hawk, (CV-63)

Sea of Japan. (probably Ex "Foal Eagle")

- After several single engine bolters,
aircraft seemed to 'disappear from the pattern

Martin-Baker

Pilot
ejected successfully

RIO
ejeced
successfully

Martin-Baker

.

Sir,

From F-14 List I didn't see an entry for
1999 that I observed; here's what I know

A passenger
in a fighter jet survived being accidentally ejected while the aircraft
was flying near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev.

“The Fighter
Squadron 213 aircraft was participating in air wing training at NAS
Fallon with Carrier Air Wing 8, and the officer was receiving an
orientation flight in conjunction with that training,” said Cmdr. Hal
Pittman, spokesman for Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, Va.
“The incident is under investigation.”

Engine problems, crashed in
Pacific 2 M W of Point Loma, San Diego, CA, USA on the way to North Island

Martin-Baker

pilot Lt. Dan Komar ejected safely

RIOLt. j.g. Matt Janczak ejected safely

Martin-Baker

I also have included a photo of , and F-14 RIO
who was killed off the coast of San Diego in a flat spin Lt William
(Bill) C. "Shadow" Matthews .... but I
couldn't find ..... ah, never mind..... I just realized he never did
eject; the flat spin G- forces were too great for he and his pilot to
reach the handle. They both died.

I think you
updated the list while I was looking it over. I sent you additional PMs
on AW and now Tomcat Forum with other details. I'm still confused over
the Steve Dunwoody episode which sounds like the entry below but you
have him ejecting in mid 1993:

VF-201 F-14A
162708 (MODEX AF101)
A/C entered a spin while in an ACM hop against NAS Dallas A-4M
adversary. RIO failed to eject and was killed

Steve was in VF-102 with me and I remember
hearing he ejected in a reserve Tomcat and his RIO didn't survive.
Our Tomcat memorial list only has a single RIO (LCDR
James "Jim Bob" Segars from VF-201) dying in the Dec 1992
mishap so he may be RIO for your list entry of LCDR Summers as
ejecting. Note: the only single fatality in 1993 is listed as
LCDR Thomas "Boog" Powell from
VF-124. I thought Steve ended up in a Miramar reserve
squadron so maybe your date is correct, but you're missing the RIO.

Acknowledgements

_______________________________________________________________________(if I inadvertently omit your name from this listing
PLEASE let me know to amend the listing)

FEEDBACK

I ran
across your website while researching past F-14 fatalities. It
was a big help, but there is one mishap that still eludes me and
will interest you. Sometime around 1984 an F-14 flew from the
beach to the carrier. The crew had placed clothing hanging bags
in the void of the canopy behind the rear seat, as was the
custom before this event. The F-14 was recovered, taxied to
spot and tied down all without incident. The crew safed the
seats, unstrapped and opened the canopy. The pilot stood up on
the seat as the canopy opened.

What
they didn’t know was that one or more of the clothing hangers
had become entangled in the rear ejection seat’s face curtain
actuating cable. Both seats fired. The pilot was killed. All
I can remember is his callsign, “Dirt”. I don’t recall if the
RIO survived. The airplane was undoubtedly returned to service
so it won’t be shown as a hull loss.

If
you come across any info on this mishap I would appreciate it.

Brad Rath
LCDR USN (ret)

in email 19th May 2008

Response
from a former F-14 pilot
That was VF-213; both crew members had unstrapped and were killed when
the seats fired.
All Tomcat Squadrons had to change their SOP after that to not stuff
items in the so-called Turtleback part of the canopy (which most crews
had done routinely).

I was
there, it was on board the USS Enterprise [CVN-65]. I was the
Flight Deck Coordinator the mishap aircraft had just recovered
as 1st Tomcat on fly on for 1986 cruise. Initially aircraft was
spotted in “Six Pack” abreast the island ground crew began tying
aircraft down aircraft still had engines turning at this point.
Then Handler decided to re-spot it forward of island, so we
broke it down again and pulled it through six pack to bring
around forward of island, Yellow shirt called for a push back at
this time and we pushed aircraft back in to spot. Aircraft at
this time was tied down and shut down. Then Handler decided to
re-spot for 3rd time aft to junk yard behind the island. Aircrew
[Lt. Dirt Durman and NFO Ltjg Steve Engeman]
had already began unstrapping. I signaled to Dirt if he wanted
to get out and for me to ride brakes back aft. He signalled that
they would ride brakes aft. We hooked on and towed F-14 to Junk
Yard. Dirt elected to keep canopy closed throughout this
process. When finally in spot I called handler and sarcastically
asked if we were going to get any more re-spot practice for his
deck crew he did not reply. So I signalled to Dirt and Steve to
get out. I was on boarding ladder opening steps I had just
opened Dirt’s step and was reaching for Steves step, Dirt had
started to rise up in his seat and Steve was taunting me with a
bag of burritos from the Beach as the canopy slid back. I was
blown off the ladder and landed on my back I could see Dirt
spinning up and landed just forward of the Radome hinge-point
and he fell off to the starboard side of the nose. Steve went
much higher and came down head first into the Starboard parrots
beak then flipped over to starboard side. I could see Dirt was
gone so I crawled under to Steve who tho had massive facial
injuries was still alive. I finally got CAG to respond to my
radio calls and the medical team responded. Steve was
transported back to the beach where his family took him off life
support. Granted the aircraft had bags stuffed in the turtledeck
of the canopy but I never saw any bags wrapped around the seat
as the AMB stated in the mishap report.